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$60.9 Million Verdict for Brain-Injured Baby

Led by partner Deborah J. Gander, the firm in 2005 obtained $60.9 million in injury compensation, the largest amount ever awarded in a Federal Tort Claims Act case in the country. Federal Judge Jose A. Gonzalez found the Obstetrics Clinic in Mayport Naval Station in Jacksonville, Florida, liable for medical negligence in the delivery of a brain-injured baby.

Our class action team achieved a $100 million settlement from Service Corporation International (SCI), a national funeral company, and its subsidiary, Menorah Gardens Cemetery. The case alleged that the companies buried families in the wrong graves, and the company agreed to compensate for the families’ grievances and provide in-kind services.

Lion Air Flight 610 Update: Investigators Release Preliminary Crash ReportOn October 29, 2018, a Lion Air flight traveling from Jakarta, Indonesia to Pangkal Pinang crashed into the Java Sea after experiencing a flight control problem minutes after departure. There were no survivors. The Republic of Indonesia’s Komite Nasional Keselamatan Transportasi (KNKT) recently published a preliminary report about Lion Air ...

NHTSA Investigates General Motors Over Faulty Braking SystemAccording to a report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI), more than 2.7 million General Motors (GM) vehicles could be affected by deteriorating brake assist vacuum pumps. After receiving 111 complaints about 2014, 2015 and 2016 truck and SUV models, NHTSA has launched an ...

Marriott Discloses 500 Million Guests Affected by Starwood’s Database HackAccording to Marriott’s press release, Starwood’s guest reservation database was hacked. On September 8, 2018, Marriott International received an internal alert about an unauthorized user attempting to access the Starwood guest reservation database. Since then, investigators found copied and encrypted information from an authorized user. ...

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Are Modern SUVs Safe?

Florida Car Defect Lawyer on SUV Safety and Rollover Accident Risks

SUVs have undergone a major evolution since they became popular in the 1980s and 1990s. Listen to leading car defect lawyer Mike Eidson give his take on the evolution of the SUV in this video. Some SUVs, though much different than they used to be, may be prone to rollover accidents. If you suffered injuries in a vehicle rollover accident, contact the personal injury lawyers at the Florida law office of Colson Hicks Eidson by calling (305) 476-7400 or submitting a case review form today. We can investigate whether your SUV or car has a potentially defective part or design defect that may have contributed to your involvement in a car accident. Our attorneys have experience leading national and international defective part claims.

Video Transcription:

SUVs were originally trucks and they turned them into cars, and they really didn’t make any changes to make them safer. Trucks were not well-designed really for consumers, but there was this rage in the 80s and 90s to own an SUV, still is. What they did, they took these vehicles with their liabilities, which was they made them high and narrow, so that they could clear things off-road. They had a narrow wheelbase and a high center of gravity, which causes you to roll over, like if you steer two times, you can put into input to roll the vehicle over from normal highway friction. This is on perfectly dry, wet, straight road that that can happen. We’ve tested it, and we can prove it. Gradually, as people demanded more and more comforts, controlled handling, better brakes, anti-skid brakes and so forth out of an SUV, they’ve made these more like cars. Until today, like BMW is made, [or] Honda, they make like a cross-purpose vehicle, which is really more like a car than it is a truck. The truck thing, that’s old fashioned. Now, there’s still manufacturers that make SUVs on a truck chassis, but there are a lot less of them now than there used to be. Now, you have a special purpose vehicle. If you need help with a legal problem, call Colson Hicks Eidson, (305) 476-7400.

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